Three problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2013 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the 2013 Maxima.
When transporting some adult passengers in the front passenger seat, the "passenger airbag off" light remains on throughout the trip. This would seem to me to indicate that in the event of a front-end collision, the airbag would fail to deploy because it is off. I brought my car in to the dealer, who was unable to replicate the situation (perhaps because the mechanics weigh more than my wife); no problem could be found. I remain concerned because the light still remains on with other light adult passengers.
When transporting some adult passengers in the front passenger seat, the "passenger airbag off" light remains on throughout the trip. This would seem to me to indicate that in the event of a front-end collision, the airbag would fail to deploy because it is off. I brought my car in to the dealer, who was unable to replicate the situation. No problem could be found. I remain concerned because the light still remains on with adult passengers weighing between 110 and 155 pounds. This issue was observed when the car was stopped and while it was moving. This has been an ongoing issue since I purchased the vehicle new in 2013.
Passenger side airbag light comes on (which means the airbag will not deploy) when my son (over 120 lbs) sits in passenger seat. When no one is in the seat or just my purse the light stays off (meaning it would deploy).